Fri, 11/06/2009 - 11:45 by shalini.bahadur
New York -- Boston outfielder Jason Bay was among 79 major leaguers entering free-agent status Thursday when baseball allowed them to file.
Bay, Los Angeles Angels right-handed starter John Lackey and St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday were the marquee players filing on the first day. All three are testing the free-agent market for the first time in their careers.
Lackey has spent his entire eight-year career with the Angels, while Holliday spent time with Colorado and Oakland before joining the Cardinals, and Bay was with San Diego and Pittsburgh before going to the Red Sox.
Bay, 31, the 2004 National League Rookie of the Year and .280 career hitter, hit .267 with career-highs in homers (36) and RBI (119) last season.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:12 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Sept. 27: Solid pitching by Andy Pettitte Sunday led the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over Boston and their first American League East title since 2006.
The win also finished a three-game sweep.
Pettitte (14-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.
Closer Mariano Rivera earned his 44th save with a scoreless ninth.
Hideki Matsui's two-run single snapped a 2-2 tie with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.
Melky Cabrera and Mark Teixeira hit solo homers, with both players getting two hits along with Derek Jeter for the Yankees, who have won five in a row.
Boston scored on Mike Lowell's first-inning infield single and his double play ground out in the third.
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Thu, 09/24/2009 - 09:46 by shalini.bahadur
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 23: Jacoby Ellsbury and Jason Bay both had two RBI during a six-run fifth Wednesday that vaulted the Boston Red Sox to a 9-2 win over Kansas City.
David Ortiz added a three-run homer in the ninth to help bring the Red Sox closer to the American League's wild-card playoff berth. Boston opened the night owning a seven-game lead over Texas in the wild-card chase.
Kansas City had a 2-0 lead before the Red Sox sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth. Ellsbury tripled in two runs in the inning and Bay had a two-run single.
Luke Hochevar (7-11) stayed in for the entire inning, giving up six runs on seven hits to take the loss.
The win went to Josh Beckett (16-6), who allowed two runs on 12 hits in six innings.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:39 by shalini.bahadur
Boston, Sept. 16: Daisuke Matsuzaka returned to the mound for the first time in three months Tuesday to pitch Boston to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Matsuzaka (2-5), in his first start since June 19, worked six-plus innings of three-hit, shutout ball for his first victory since June 2. The outing was the longest of the season for Matsuzaka, who had been out with a shoulder injury.
David Ortiz had a homer and two RBI for the Red Sox, who have won five in a row. Jason Bay also drove in a run for Boston, which increased its lead in the AL wild-card race to five games over Texas.
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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:35 by preet_20
Boston, Sept. 9: A three-run double in the seventh by Victor Martinez put Boston in front Wednesday and the Red Sox produced 15 hits in downing Baltimore 7-5.
Baltimore took a 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the sixth but the Red Sox then tied it on an RBI single by Dustin Pedroia and took the lead on the bases-loaded double by Martinez.
Boston maintained a two-game lead over Texas in the chase for the American League wild-card berth. The Red Sox are nine games behind first-place New York in the AL East with 23 games remaining.
Matt Albers (2-5) came on in the seventh for Baltimore with the score tied and gave up a leadoff single to Kevin Youkilis. Mark Hendrickson relieved Albers, struck out David Ortiz and then gave way to Danys Baez.
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Fri, 09/04/2009 - 11:44 by preet_20
St. Petersbutg, Fla. Sept. 3: Jason Bay's two hits and two RBI Thursday led the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Both RBI came on his two-out, first-inning double.
Later, Kevin Youkilis had three hits and one RBI and Victor Martinez had two hits and one RBI. Rocco Baldelli and Mike Lowell each batted in a run.
Winner Clay Buchholz (4-3) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings for the Red Sox, who won two of the three games in the series.
Closer Jonathan Papelbon earned his 34th save, striking out two of the three batters he faced in the bottom of the ninth.
Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria had two of Tampa Bay's six hits and one RBI.
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Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:09 by preet_20
St. Petersburg, Fla. Sept. 1: J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer Tuesday to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay added solo homers for the Red Sox, who have won four straight and seven of their last eight games.
Jon Lester (11-7) got the win after allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.
Boston is 3 1/2 games ahead of Texas and six games in front of Tampa Bay for the AL wild-card spot.
Carlos Pena hit a solo homer and had two RBI and two runs, and Dioner Navarro had an RBI for the Rays, who have lost four of their last six games.
Andy Sonnanstine (6-8) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits in just four-plus innings.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 11:00 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 25: Jason Bay hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth Tuesday and Jacoby Ellsbury set a team stolen base record to lead Boston past the Chicago White Sox 6-3.
The Red Sox won their second straight and stayed 1 ½ games in front of Texas for the top spot in the American League wild-card chase.
Victor Martinez singled in a run in the seventh to rally the Red Sox to a 3-3 tie and Bay hit a one-out home run in the eighth off Scott Linebrink (3-6) for what turned out to be the winning score.
Boston went on to add two more runs in the inning on a single by Nick Green, a double by Martinez and a single by Ellsbury. Jonathan Papelbon picked up his 30th save, the fourth straight season he has reached 30 saves.
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Wed, 08/19/2009 - 10:38 by Jaspreet Virk
Toronto, Aug. 18: David Ortiz had a homer, three RBI and three runs scored Tuesday to help the Boston Red Sox outslug the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9.
Jacoby Ellsbury added two hits and three RBI for the Red Sox. Jason Bay homered and Victor Martinez and Alex Gonzalez each added an RBI.
Boston's Hideki Okajima (4-0) earned the win by pitching a scoreless seventh inning. Jonathan Papelbon had a four-out save, his 29th of the season, allowing two hits and walking three.
Boston starter Josh Beckett gave up seven runs and nine hits -- including three homers -- over 5 1/3 innings.
Rod Barajas had a two-run homer for the Blue Jays, who have lost five of their last six games.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:35 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 12: Josh Beckett allowed two runs over seven innings Wednesday and became the first 14-game winner in the majors this year while carrying Boston past Detroit 8-2.
One night after the teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl, Beckett (14-4) held the Tigers to three hits while striking out six.
The Red Sox remained 1 ½ games in front of Texas for the lead in the American League wild-card berth. Those teams begin a series in Texas Friday.
Mike Lowell's homer put Boston in front in the second and Jason Bay added a two-run shot in the third. The Red Sox broke the game open with a five-run fifth, during which Lowell drove home Bay with an infield single.
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:54 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 12: Mike Lowell homered twice and drove in three runs Tuesday and the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 7-5 in a game marred by a bench-clearing melee.
Jason Bay hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, who have taken the first two games of a four game set at home after losing six straight.
Lowell was in the game as a replacement for Kevin Youkilis, who was ejected for igniting the brawl.
Junichi Tazawa (1-1), making his first major league start, gave up three runs on four hits in five innings, with two walks and six strikeouts to get the win for Boston.
Curtis Granderson had a two-run home run and the Tigers got an RBI apiece from Brandon Inge, Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen in their third loss in four games.
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Tue, 08/11/2009 - 10:38 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 10: Nick Green drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning Monday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over AL Central-leading Detroit.
The win ended Boston's six-game losing streak.
Green also homered, as did Dustin Pedroia and Jason Bay for the Red Sox.
Ramon Ramirez (6-3) earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon recorded the final four outs for his 28th save.
Detroit's Magglio Ordonez had a triple, two doubles, a run scored and an RBI and Placido Polanco had three hits, an RBI and a run for the Tigers, who had won four of five coming in.
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